Device for making artificial nails

Abstract

The present invention relates to a device for making artificial nails of different lengths and designs, characterized in that they are made from a sheet that has a first smaller side that is straight, two larger sides, each with symmetrical cutaways, the first being a square cutaway, close to the straight side, the second cutaway being the shape of an arch, which is made up of a straight section with two curves at the extremities thereof and the second smaller side, in the central part thereof has a cutaway with an undulating shape creating two “curved valleys” and one “curved crest”, followed by a straight side in each of the extremities thereof; a dotted line of symmetry, diagonal dotted lines creating a pair of symmetrical surfaces acting as internal flaps; dotted lines perpendicular to each straight side; a central surface, formed in the device when the internal and external flaps are removed; a removable cover, with the ergonomic design of a human nail; a template, engraved on the central surface on which the artificial nail is formed. Finally, the present invention discloses a means for manufacturing a thumbnail.

The invention claimed is: 
     
       1. A device for making artificial nails from a synthetic material comprising:
 a flexible metallic film sheet made of a flexible metal film adhered to a waxed sheet with an adhesive, the sheet comprising: 
 a removable cover having a base and an ergonomic design of a human fingernail, which when removed defines a hole shaped as a fingernail; 
 a dotted symmetry line indicating a location of a symmetrical axis of the device; 
 a first small side which is straight, the first small side having a midpoint and two ends and two long opposing sides, each defining a first and a second symmetrical cutaway, the first cutaway being square-shaped and located near the first small side, the second cutaway being arch-shaped comprising a straight section bounded by a first curve and a second curve, a second small side opposite the first small side, the second small side having a central part defining a third cutaway having an undulating shape creating two curved valleys and one curved crest; 
 a pair of symmetrical internal flaps and a pair of external flaps to fasten the device on a finger of a human hand; 
 a central surface having a template with a grid for making artificial nails of different sizes ranging from 3 mm to 42 mm. 
 
     
     
       2. The device of  claim 1 , wherein the metallic film-coated plastic sheet is semi-rectangular. 
     
     
       3. The device of  claim 1 , wherein the removable cover is perforated. 
     
     
       4. The device of  claim 1 , wherein the removable cover is sized to fit a human thumbnail. 
     
     
       5. The device of  claim 1 , wherein the dotted symmetry line extends from a midpoint of the first small side to a midpoint of the base of the cover. 
     
     
       6. The device of  claim 1 , wherein the pair of symmetrical internal flaps are formed by folding the device along a first pair of symmetrical diagonal lines, each having two ends, one end of each symmetrical diagonal line located approximately a quarter of the way in from each edge of the first small side and the other ends located each in the first curve of the second cutaway. 
     
     
       7. The device of clam  6 , wherein each symmetrical internal flap
 comprises two fastening points which, once the internal flaps are folded around an end of the finger, join together beneath the finger, with the first fastening point located around the finger at a finger joint. 
 
     
     
       8. The device of  claim 6 , wherein the central surface is formed when the internal flaps and external flaps are detached. 
     
     
       9. The device of  claim 8 , wherein the central surface comprises:
 a straight edge which is a remnant of the first small side of the metallic film-coated plastic sheet;
 two slanted edges remaining from detachment along the symmetrical diagonal lines; and 
 two symmetrical edges formed by the second cutaways which extend to the second small side of the device. 
 
 
     
     
       10. The device of  claim 1 , wherein the template is trapezoidal-shaped having:
 a small base formed by the cover; and 
 a long base located at a third cutaway. 
 
     
     
       11. The device of  claim 10 , wherein the template further comprises a plurality of parallel lines, located 3 mm apart, which delimit a length of the artificial nail. 
     
     
       12. The device of  claim 11 , wherein the parallel lines are numbered in ascending order. 
     
     
       13. The device of  claim 11 , wherein the template further comprises a plurality of perpendicular lines, which together with the parallel lines form the grid for establishing a width and length of the artificial nail. 
     
     
       14. The device of  claim 13 , wherein the template further comprises a plurality of curved lines to form artificial nails with curves of different sizes. 
     
     
       15. The device of  claim 10 , wherein the template further comprises dotted extension lines along a curvature of the removable cover, which upon removal, allows the device to fit onto a hyponychium of a finger when a fingertip of the finger extends beyond the fingernail. 
     
     
       16. The device of  claim 1 , wherein the template is engraved on the central surface. 
     
     
       17. The device of  claim 1 , further comprising a wax-coated sheet having:
 a first surface, 
 a second surface, and 
 adhesive material on one of the surfaces which attaches the waxcoated sheet to the metal film-coated plastic sheet so that the wax-coated sheet is removable.